Penetration Tests for Soil Measurements

Abstract

Trafficability studies have been conducted at the U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) since 1945, when it was determined that a method was needed for assessing the ability of soil to withstand the traffic of military vehicles. Of primary concern in the earliest studieswas the development of an instrument, or instruments, that could measure the strength of a soil over which military commanders would have to deploy their forces. The present WES cone penetrometer (fig. 1) was developed in 1948.1 Since then, thousands of tests with the cone penetrometer have been made on various types of surface media around the world.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1968
Accession Number
ADA032708

Entities

People

  • D. R. Freitag

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cohesion
  • Cone Penetration Tests
  • Consistency
  • Diameters
  • Engineers
  • Finishes
  • Friction
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Commanders
  • Military Vehicles
  • Mobility
  • Penetrometers
  • Resistance
  • Shear Strength
  • Soil Tests
  • Surface Roughness

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Missile Defense Systems.